[CCID News] October 29 news Novell and Mandrakesoft condemned the Microsoft CEO in his attack Linux email, it is conducive to its own breakprints. In a 2600-word email from Wednesday, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer explained several points of Microsoft's "Getthefacts". The status is second only to Bill Gates Microsoft's second handle, on safety, overall use rights (TCO) and prevention of patent prosecution, Windows is better than Linux. "Moreover, the facts are very clearly shown that using Windows's overall costs (compared to Linux); Windows's security vulnerability is less; Windows responds to security issues compared to Linux, and then Microsoft provides its products There is no upper limit IP compensation. No matter whether Linux or open source software can provide these advantages. Johnhogan, vice president of Novell Marketing Strategy, to the first reaction mentioned in Ballmer Mail, Microsoft Support its "fact", selectively use the report content. Hogan said: "There is no doubt that Ballmer's point of view only selects its dedicated research report to Microsoft's favorable statement." France's Linux vendor Mandrakesoft has also criticized Microsoft. "Microsoft has obvious tendency," a spokesperson of Mandrakesoft, "said these 'fact' mentioned above, its independence is worth discussing." Ballmer tried In his email, people who doubtful to impartiality, saying that the process of the results of the results referred to is independently. "In each problem, including research methods, the results and conclusions, are all independent of the analysis company. This is very important: we want to completely conduct, objective facts." Novell's Hogan said Microsoft The correct system configuration is often guided in the reference test. For example, in Veritest's comparison of Windows 2003Server and Linux, the Hogan asserts that Veritest has optimized Windows configuration but there is no linux. "The tester did not make a little optimization process for Linux / Samba configuration, and Microsoft helped Veritest optimized Windows." Hogan said, "It is obvious, Microsoft puts a lot of in finding the optimal configuration. Time and energy. "About the overall cost of using the right TCO, Ballmer reiterated Microsoft Region in its email YANKEEGROUP 2004, one entitled" TCO contrast "in Linux, UNIX, Unix, and Windows in conclusion. He said that the results of the study show that for large companies, upgrade Windows is more expensive than turning to use Linux. However, according to Novell, YankeeGroup's research also found that the comparison of Microsoft and Linux overall use costs will change, such as small companies and other places that customize vertical application services.
